Kare-Kare

Ingredients:

1/2 kilo beef (round or sirloin cut) cut into cubes (for a more traditional kare kare, use cleaned beef tripe instead of beef)
1/2 kilo oxtail, cut 2 inch long
3 cups of peanut butter
1/4 cup grounded toasted rice
1/2 cup cooked bagoong alamang (anchovies)
2 pieces onions, diced
2 heads of garlic, minced
4 tablespoons atsuete oil
4 pieces eggplant, sliced 1 inch thick
1 bundle Pechay (Bok choy) cut into 2 pieces
1 bundle of sitaw (string beans) cut to 2″ long
1 banana bud, cut similar to eggplant slices, blanch in boiling water
1/2 cup oil
8 cups of water
Salt to taste



Cooking Procedures:

1. In a stock pot, boil beef and oxtails in water for an hour or until cooked. Strain and keep the stock.
2. In a big pan or wok, heat oil and atsuete oil.
3. Sauté garlic, onions until golden brown, then add the stock, toasted rice, beef, oxtail and peanut butter. Bring to a boil and simmer for 15 minutes. Salt to taste.
4. Add the eggplant, string beans, pechay and banana bud. Cook the vegetables for a few minutes – Do not overcook the vegetables.
5. Serve with bagoong on the side and hot plain rice.

Pinoy Bistek (Filipino Beef Steak)

Ingredients:

1-1/2 lbs sirloin beef strips
5 cloves chopped garlic
3/4 cup soy sauce
1/2 cup lemon juice
Ground black pepper to taste
1 tbsp butter
2 tbsp olive oil or cooking oil
1 medium sized onion sliced into rings

Cooking Procedures:

1. Put the beef in a Ziploc bag or just a container with lid.
2. Soak the beef with soy sauce.
3. Add some lemon juice.
4. Add some ground black pepper.
5. Put the chopped garlic.
6. Mix altogether and make sure that the meat is covered with the marinade.
7. Marinate for at least 3 hours.
8. Heat some butter in a pan.
9. Then place your marinated beef and the marinade sauce.
10. Simmer it in very low heat for a very long time.
11. If it’s too salty, add some more water.
12. As the sauce dries out, add some cooking oil or olive oil.
13. Then finally, add your sliced onion rings.